The Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Makurdi, Benue State, has remanded a civil rights activist and secretary of the Global Integrity Crusade Network, GICN, Mr Uchenna Mojekwu in prison over allegations of N20 billion fraud involving Dr Dennis Akura, the Special Adviser to Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Bureau for Local Government and...
The Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Makurdi, Benue State, has remanded a civil rights activist and secretary of the Global Integrity Crusade Network, GICN, Mr Uchenna Mojekwu in prison over allegations of N20 billion fraud involving Dr Dennis Akura, the Special Adviser to Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
gathered through sources that Mojekwu was taken to Chief Magistrate Court 1 on Thursday, where arrangements were made for his immediate remand in prison. A Black Maria from the correctional services was reportedly present on the court premises to transport him. “And they have made arrangements for him to be remanded in prison immediately. A Black Maria from the correctional services is already situated on the court premises to move him.
reported on Wednesday that the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions had on February 27, 2024, summoned Akura to answer questions concerning the alleged missing N20 billion.
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